Politics

Iraqi PM to outline plan for retaking Ramadi: US official - 06/02/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Iraq's plan to recapture the western city of Ramadi from Islamic State jihadists will dominate a meeting Tuesday in Paris of foreign ministers from the international...

Saudi, Egypt share 'common vision' on Yemen war - 06/01/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT- Saudi Arabia and Egypt said Sunday they shared a "common vision" on the war in Yemen, where a Riyadh-led coalition is waging a bombing campaign against Iran-backed rebels. The...

UN envoy decries Syria regime raids as dozens killed - 06/01/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui- The UN envoy to Syria condemned regime bombing of civilian areas as "totally unacceptable" after more than 140 people were killed in a day of heavy air raids. Across...

IS destroys infamous Syria prison as regime bombing kills scores - 05/31/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui with Zein al-Rifai in Aleppo- Islamic State group jihadists demolished a notorious government prison in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Saturday, as barrel...

UN envoy opens Yemen talks as coalition pounds rebels - 05/31/2015

SANAA, YEMEN, Jamal al-Jabiri with Fawaz al-Haidari in Aden- The UN envoy for Yemen on Saturday launched a mission to discuss stalled Geneva peace talks as Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded rebel...

IS bombs second Saudi Shiite mosque, killing 3 - 05/30/2015

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, Ian Timberlake- An Islamic State jihadist killed three people Friday when he blew himself up in a car outside a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia, the second such attack in a week....

Army in retreat as rebels tighten grip on Syria's Idlib - 05/30/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Syrian government has abandoned Idlib to concentrate on regions deemed vital for its survival, allowing Al-Qaeda to seize the province's last regime-held city, a security source...

US drops Cuba from terror blacklist in landmark move - 05/30/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Jo Biddle and Andrew Beatty- The United States dropped Cuba from its blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism on Friday, removing yet another hurdle as the two countries...

UN aid chief makes final appeal to end Syria's despair - 05/29/2015

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- Outgoing UN aid chief Valerie Amos made a final appeal Thursday to world powers to take action to end Syria's four-year war, saying it had brought more...

US launches new Islamic State investigations 'daily' - 05/28/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- The United States now launches a new investigation into suspected Islamic State group sympathizers almost every day, a senior official said Wednesday,...
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